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  1. Health & Medicine

    Rules restricting artificial trans fats are good for heart health

    Taking artificial trans fats off the menu reduces hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Ecosystems

    Volcanic eruptions nearly snuffed out Gentoo penguin colony

    Penguin poop dumps data on how a Gentoo colony responded to ancient volcanic eruptions.

    By Helen Thompson
  3. Ecosystems

    Volcanic eruptions nearly snuffed out Gentoo penguin colony

    Penguin poop dumps data on how a Gentoo colony responded to ancient volcanic eruptions.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Genetics

    Gene knockouts in people provide drug safety, effectiveness clues

    People naturally lacking certain genes give clues about drug safety and efficacy, a study in Pakistanis shows.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Planetary Science

    Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has company. Meet the Great Cold Spot

    A previously unidentified dark mark on Jupiter has been dubbed the “Great Cold Spot” because of its temperature and resemblance to the planet’s Great Red Spot.

    By Ashley Yeager
  6. Health & Medicine

    Vaccinating pregnant women protects newborns from whooping cough

    Pregnant women who receive the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine pass on to their new-borns immunity to the potentially deadly bacterial infection.

    By Laura Sanders
  7. Life

    Cells’ stunning complexity on display in a new online portal

    A new online explorer tool from the Allen Institute for Cell Science shows 3-D models of cell interiors.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Physics

    Physics trips up efforts to keep shoelaces tied

    Loose laces are due to inertia and force of feet hitting the floor.

    By Emily Conover
  9. Climate

    The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing a major coral bleaching event right now

    A second coral bleaching event has struck the Great Barrier Reef in 12 months, new observations reveal, raising concerns about the natural wonder’s future.

    By Thomas Sumner
  10. Science & Society

    Einstein’s latest anniversary marks the birth of modern cosmology

    A century ago, Einstein gave birth to modern cosmology by using his general theory of relativity to describe the universe.

    By Tom Siegfried
  11. Earth

    Whirlwinds of crystals called gravel devils spotted in Andes Mountains

    Large whirlwinds in northern Chile can carry gravel-sized gypsum crystals several kilometers before dumping them in mounds.

    By Thomas Sumner
  12. Paleontology

    Bedbugs bugged prehistoric humans, too

    Scientists have found the oldest known specimens of bedbug relatives in an Oregon cave system where ancient humans once lived.

    By Laurel Hamers